K. Nisha was adjudged the winner of the third edition of The Hindu ‘Our State Our Taste’ in the preliminary round held at JC Residency in Madurai on Sunday. Her recipes were based on traditional Tamil cuisine.
The participants presented a minimum of two dishes of which one represented the flavour of Tamil Nadu with Namba Ooru Namba Savorit Pasta. Chef K. Damodaran was the judge for the event. K.S. Aruna was the first runner-up and R. Shobana Devi the second runner-up.
Guru Deva Imports and Exports (Vidiem Distributor) B. Karthik, Savorit and Naga (Madurai Distributor) M. Gunaseelan, Madhuram Rice (Madurai Distributor) A. Jaffar Sathik, RKG Ghee (Madurai Distributor) Y. Subramanian and Kaleesuwari Refinery Regional Sales Manager M. Peter were present at the event.
Vidiem Kitchen Appliances is the title sponsor of the contest. The event is hosted by The Hindu. The contest is powered by Savorit and Madhuram Rice in association with RKG Ghee and Cardia Advanced Groundnut Oil. LG Asafoetida is the asafoetida partner and Naga Food is the associate partner.
Divinity partner is ITC Mangaldeep and Spices partner is Everest Masala. The banking partner is Karur Vysya Bank, the magazine partner is Aval Vikatan and the media partner is Hindu Tamil Thisai. GEC Partner is Kalaignar TV, News channel partner is Kalaignar Seidhigal. Luxury car partner is Volkswagen.
